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Alright, I know this is a poll, but its actually GQ’s so I was confused where to put it since it’s a quiz: Mods: feel free to move if needed.
One rule NO GOOGLING! Let’s see how much you know!

  1. Whom did Gerald Ford name to be vice president of the US after he succeeded to the presidency?
    2)How many times was Nixon nominated by the republican party for nationwide office?
    3)Name the two senators from New Mexico?

  2. Name the governors of:
    Michigan:
    California:
    Louisiana:

  3. Name the mayor of NYC

  4. Who is the chairman of the following groups:
    RNC?
    DNC?
    National republican senatorial committee
    National republican congressional committee

  5. Name three former chairmen of the RNC:

Name the following:
a)Director of the office of management and budget:
b) White house chief of staff:
c) Sec. of defense:
d) Sec of Education:
e) Sec of state:
f) Chairman of the federal reserve board:
g) Speaker of the house

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Off the top of my head, I only know some of these

  1. Whom did Gerald Ford name to be vice president of the US after he succeeded to the presidency? Nelson Rockefeller
    2)How many times was Nixon nominated by the republican party for nationwide office? 5 – VP in 52 and 56, pres 60, 68, 72
    3)Name the two senators from New Mexico?** Pete Domenici – or is he retired now?**

  2. Name the governors of:
    Michigan:
    California: Ahnold!
    Louisiana:

  3. Name the mayor of NYC Bloomberg

  4. Who is the chairman of the following groups:
    RNC?
    DNC? Howard Dean
    National republican senatorial committee
    National republican congressional committee

  5. Name three former chairmen of the RNC:

Name the following:
a)Director of the office of management and budget:
b) White house chief of staff: Andrew Card
c) Sec. of defense: Donald Rumsfeld
d) Sec of Education:
e) Sec of state: Condoleezza Rice
f) Chairman of the federal reserve board: Alan Greenspan
g) Speaker of the house Dennis Hastert

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These aren’t extraordinarily GQs. And I can answer several of them off the top of my head:

  1. Nelson Rockefeller
  2. Five. 1952, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1972
  3. Got me there
  4. Michigan: Jennifer Granholm, California: Arnold Schwarzenegger
  5. Michael Bloomberg
  6. RNC - don’t know, DNC - Howard Dean. Not sure who runs the other two
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While the answers are factual, this belongs in MPSIMS.

samclem GQ moderator

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  1. Whom did Gerald Ford name to be vice president of the US after he succeeded to the presidency? Rockefeller
    2)How many times was Nixon nominated by the republican party for nationwide office? 4? (2 for Prez and 2 VP?)

California: Schwartzenegger

  1. Name the mayor of NYC Michael Bloomberg
    RNC? Mehlman
    DNC? Dean
  2. Name three former chairmen of the RNC:
    c) Sec. of defense: Rumsfeld
    d) Sec of Education: Spellings
    e) Sec of state: Rice
    f) Chairman of the federal reserve board: Greenspan
    g) Speaker of the house Hastert
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I left 7 out by accident. The only ones I know by heart are Bush Sr., Nicholson (He’s Sec.Vet’sAffairs now), and Gillespie.

Pretty good for a youngin’, I hope.

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Pete Domeneci and Jeff Bingamahn (sp?) are the New Mexico senators.

8

Isn’t the governor of Mich. Jennifer Granholm?